Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-13
DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF
RAILROADS.

Section /. Be 1t enacted by the LeglS-
lature of the state of Texas: That srti-
Cles 425l, 1852, 1858, 4254 and 1856 OF
chapter 10, title 81 of the Revised Civil
Statues of the state of Texas, be
amended go as to hereafter read as fol-
lows:
Article 1851. That all railroad compa-
MES doing business in this state shall be,
and they are hereby required to receive
from all other railway companies with
which they may connect at the state line
of this state, or at any place within this
state or at any or all places where they
may cross the line Of any other
railway doing business, or operating
line of railway in this state all freight
passengers coming to il from such con-
Meeting line and destined to points on
it's line, or to points beyond its
line, on any other line Of railway with
which said line may connect or cross, and
shall transport the same over its said line
TO destination if on its line, or to the next
connecting or cross line in the direction
of destination if beyond It's line, without
delay or discrimination in favor Of or
against the line from which such freight
or passengers are received, and upon the
same terms and conditions with those
made by such line for like or SINH
lar service against any other rail
way in or out of this state with
which it does business; provided, how
ever, that the words "Without delay or
discrimination" as used herein, ar here
by declared to mean that the freight re
ceived for transportation, as required
herein, shall be shipped in the order in
which il is received, and the CHARGES for
the business required by this act to be in
terChanged shall be no greater pro rats
per cent per mile for freight, and no great
er rate per mile for passengers and bag
gage than is charged to any other line for
transporting like freight and passengers
and baggage, or that IL accept for itself
when transported wholly on its own line,
no matter on what part Of the line or in
what direction the transporting is dOna.
Article 1852. Whenever any two or
more railroads, doing business in this
state, shall connect with each other, by
crossing each others track or otherwise,
so as to form continuous or connected
line from one point in the state 20 another
point in this state, such lines so crossing
are hereby declared TO be connecting
lines, and when such connecting lines re-
Ceive from any other railway or transpOa.
transportation over the combined liues at
a rate or division agreed upon between
themselves and such other railway or
transportation line from which the
business is received as aforesaid,
then in every such case it shall
be the duty of such connecting
railways forming such through line, and
OF either or both of them, to receive from
line with which they or either of them
may coneect by crossing of tracks or
otherwise, all passengers or freight that
may be destined to points on either of the
Lines making up such combined line and
transport the same to the point Of des-
tinstion, if On such combined line, or
either Of them, or to the next connection
or crossing in the direction of the desti-
nation of such freight or passengers with
out delay or discrimination, aud at no
greater rate than is paid, and on the same
conditions as is or shall be required by
such combined line, for like or similar
services from any other railway or trans
portauion line with which they, or either
of them, shall Interchange business.
Art. 1858. Every railroad, or nersop, or |
operating a railway for the
SoIIIaSC VI uClSuG anu passengers III tllS |
state, shall receive freight, passengers
and baggage for transportation to or into |
this state, or through any part thereof |
from every other connecting railway upon |
the same terms and conditions as to the |
division of charges for carrying or trans
porting the same upon q mileage or any
other basis, and upon terms and condi- |
tons as to bills of ladIng, Waybills, |
tickets, coupon tickets and baggage
checks that any such person or corpora
ton or transportation line may receive or
contract to receive from any other person
DR. corporation engaged in like business
n this state.
Art. 1854. Every railway which may in
.erchange business with any other con-